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Light transport
Partenavia P.68 is a light transport. It was built by Partenavia Vulcanair.
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Light transport
Partenavia Vulcanair
Luigi Pascale
In service
431+
1970-present
25 May 1970
one
plus five passengers
31 ft 0 in (9.55 m)
39 ft 4 in (12 m)
12 ft 3 in (3.40 m)
3,130 lb (1,420 kg)
4,594 lb (2,084 kg)
177 US gal (147 imp gal; 670 L)
2 × Lycoming IO-360 -A1B6 air-cooled horizontally-opposed engine, 200 hp (150 kW) each
2-bladed
160 kn (187 mph, 301 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,050 m) (econ cruise)
57 kn (66 mph, 106 km/h) (flaps down, power off)
1,103 nmi (1,269 mi, 2,043 km) (econ cruise, standard fuel)
18,000 ft (5,490 m)
1,100 ft/min (6.0 m/s)
Partenavia P.68 Italy Recce / utility P68 Observer 2 7 7 units purchased from Vulcanair Aircraft in 2015.
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 9.55 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 9.55 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 29 Sept 2026 | 9.55 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Partenavia P.68 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ChileNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Maritime patrol". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Reported count for Partenavia P.68 · P68 Observer 2. Service scope: Chilean Naval Aviation; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 7. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Partenavia P.68 · P68 Observer 2. Service scope: Chilean Naval Aviation; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 7. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2023), not the article revision. 2023 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
The BahamasReported count for Partenavia P.68. Service scope: Air Wing; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 1. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Reported count for Partenavia P.68. Service scope: Air Wing; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 1. Origin: Italy. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2025), not the article revision. 2025 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.